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Date: 24-03-15 15:23
Subject: Cracked! 10 Strange But True Interview Questions
What is the very first thing you prepare when you are attending an interview in some MNC or industry giants? You will prepare for the trickiest or probably the unique category of questions, right!
There's nothing worse than being unaware during a job interview. Each one
of us will be anxious about the questions, we may be asked during the job
interview. This can be the key reason for us to get nervous before attending
any job interview and it can also result in showing weird behavior in front
of the recruiters.
Interview questions are never expected to be trouble-free; the interviewer is always prepared with his tactics to get you stumped. The aspired candidates are always in a hunt of a ‘mantra’ that could release the pressure in the interview round as it is a matter of fulfilling their “dreams.” It’s recommended to focus on the job profile not just emblematic questions.
To avoid such uncomfortable situations, here is the list of 10 such peculiar
questions prepared by Glassdoor that are asked in the job interviews as
compiled by cbsnews.com
Q.1- "What would you do if you were the one survivor in a plane crash?"
Job- Airbnb trust and safety investigator
It is not necessary for you to assume yourself to engage in the situation,
surely you‘ll get drowned! Instead of that you need to understand the
depth of question that why it has been asked to you.
Such questions are asked to know about your personality and if required how you will tackle the hardest situation. So you can reflect a sense of responsibility in your answer or something that could reveal a bolder side of yours.
Q.2- "If you woke up and had 2,000 unread emails; provided you could answer only 300 of them, how would you choose which ones to answer?"
Job- Dropbox rotation program
On the lighter note we can say, “Surely the ones, which are from my bosses!”
Here the interviewer is interested to know how you prioritize your work.
For such questions, you can say that you would prefer to look on those
mails with names and subject, and accordingly deal with which need more
attention.
Q.3- “Who will win a fight between Spiderman and Batman?”
Job- Stanford University medical simulationist
Sometimes
you are not judged on the basis of degrees you hold or how prestigious
your college was. There are times when employers are looking for a person
who can handle the unexpected circumstances with ease and cleverness. Here
one has to reply with a well governed answer with logic.
You could ask the interview in return if the scenario of fight is on roof-top (advantage to spidey) or in some cave (plus point for the dark man).
Q.4- "Describe the color yellow to somebody who's blind
Job- Spirit Airlines flight attendant
This is a little tough question, where your sensibility is reviewed and interviewer wants to see how you gather information for the same.
In such a situation you could ask the interviewer if the person is partially blind or completely blind or at what age the person became blind. Asking such questions might reduce some complications for you.
Q.5- "How many people flew out of Chicago last year?"
Job- Redbox software engineer II
Relax! They are not interested in knowing the perfect analytics; on the
other hand they are interested to know your project management skills.
The interviewee can make out certain predictions such as “Chicago might have this much population and it could have this much number of flights and this year there are so many holidays.” Though, you might not be able to reach at the perfect answer but your projection might land you into the job this way.
Q.6- "If you had a machine that produced $100 dollars for life, what would you be willing to pay for it today?"
Job- Aksia research analyst
First of all, don’t feel that couldn’t be possible, because the research
work includes all kind of possibilities.
Now coming to the answer, how to deal with it, the candidate can throw a counter on the employer regarding the risk involved in such business like is it easily targeted by criminals or there is only one such single machine or there are bunch of other machines also? The interviewer might get impressed by your analytic skills.
Q.7- "What did you have for breakfast?"
Job- Banana Republic sales associate
Don’t say you didn’t eat anything, even though you might not have eaten
anything in hurry or due to any other reason because your answer can give
a slight hint about your nature.
Usually, a sales person is required to be active and upbeat throughout their day to make business or to resolve the various kinds of queries their customers have. So show active and optimistic attitude in whatever you respond.
Q.8- "If you were asked to unload a 747 full of jellybeans, what would you do?"
Job- Bose IT support manager
This seems to be a weighted question; therefore the answer which is expected should also be detailed one. By asking such question, they want to check whether you’re hard working and perfectionist at work.
An interviewee could ask what the budget is, time limit for unloading the plane and whether they have equipment or team to work with. Just show them, how far your thinking dimensions can expand.
Q.9- "What's your favorite '90s jam?"
Job- A Squarespace customer care
For a customer care job, you need to be quick-responsive. In this case, you could name some “ABC Jam by XYZ”, adding that it was the cheapest of its times or the most sold jam at your place.
The Jam mentioned by you would not be true, but the thing is that the interviewer is also not interested in the name. He just wanted to know how quickly and efficiently you respond to his question.
Q.10- "What's your favorite Disney Princess?"
Job- Coldstone Creamery crew member
Again, answering to this question will reflect your personality and your personal traits as well.
According to Scott Dobroski, associate director of corporate communications
at Glassdoor, “You might say, 'I like Cinderella. She epitomizes someone
who works hard, is well liked and has overcome some challenges. That's
how I approach work,'”
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